So you can sing? Like to meet other singers? Well rock on, ancient queen. Follow those who pale in your shadow.

There are a number of really interesting ways you can get together with other singers online, so I thought it was time we pulled together a list of the most fun you can have socializing with other singers. It’s worth noting that you don’t have to be a fabulous singer to use these social networks. For one of them, you don’t even need to be able to sing at all!

Star Now is a social network for actors, models and musicians, but it also acts as a professional profile and niche job search site. So, you’re encouraged to set up a fabulous profile with your best head shots, a showreel or a few videos of yourself performing and whatever else you have that shows how great you are. Serious talent scouts search this site looking for people to hire, so it is worth it to put a bit of effort into this and make it professional.

It’s also vitally important that you fill out all the different instruments you play, and the styles of music you like. This is because alongside all the paid job listings and talent agencies, there are regular musicians and theater directors looking for someone to work with them. It usually makes sense to seek out locals, but in the case of musicians you can often work on tracks asynchronously online if you all have decent recording gear.

To help singers within the site connect, there is a forum-like message board, chat features and private groups that can be created by pro users (and used by anyone). You can make your own recordings using the web application or iOS app, then spend hours listening to other singers, making playlists and chatting. You can even put your favorite videos into your signature so people can check out your singing when you’re chatting elsewhere in the site.

This is quite an active singing community, with many different ways to find people you want to work with.

Smule is a much newer karaoke app, and one I am very much taken by. It’s basically the hottest social network for singers right now.

You can make recordings using the iOS or Android app, but not via the web application. Also, it’s worth noting that the iOS application is far superior to its Android counterpart when it comes to recording. The iOS application lets you record video, and re-record sections of the track, whereas you can’t do this on Android yet.

Pro users have access to a larger song collection, vocal filters and video filters, which are suprisingly tantalising — I was sold within minutes.

A large part of what makes Smule attractive is that there are a number of verified professional artists making recordings for the site, and anyone can join them for a sing. For instance, I can now say I’ve sung a duet with Kylie Minogue — and that’s something I can smile about for years to come.

Going back to the community aspect, Smule Sing is quite active and growing every day. The app is designed to foster interaction between users, and a whole subculture and etiquette has evolved quite rapidly since Smule Sing launched three years ago.

For instance, within this singing community online, there are many different sub groups that are not managed using the Smule Sing app. Many groups hold public auditions that you can find using hashtag searches, but some are by private invitation only. Plenty of them rely on you having a Line account (a free chat app) so you can communicate with the rest of the group and get invited to do collaborations, but some of them are run via Facebook groups.

What’s clear though, is that you can still have an amazing time singing in this community without being part of the sub-groups. You can even use your knowledge of these sub-groups to find songs that have been sung by talented members and then just join in — there’s nothing to stop you. Just sing!

To achieve all this, the SoundTrap app makes it easy for you to find those other musicians and collaborate with them. You can explore tracks other people have made, or search for people by the sorts of talent you’re looking for.
I also highly recommend that if you find some great talent in any of the other singing communities online, you then invite them to work on some new creations with you in SoundTrap.

SoundCloud

To many of you, SoundCloud is just a place where people host podcasts. But it actually has a thriving musical community thanks to its free audio hosting, great apps, easy embedding and a multitude of social networking capabilities.

Singers and other musicians often follow other indie artists and everyone discusses and promotes each other’s tracks. This is yet another place to go when you have a polished original track ready to share with the world. Until then, it’s still a great way to get to know some indie talent!

Plus Three Less-Popular Social Networks For Singers

The Singer Link — The Singer Link is a social network for choristers and conductors built using the Ning platform (remember that?). It has quite a slow-moving forum and a lot of useful information for singers wanting to learn more about singing or participate in real-life events.

I Sing You Watch — This is a social network, but it’s also a bit like American Idol. It’s essentially a monthly competition for aspiring pop singers. You make a video, submit it to be judged and wait to see if you won.

Vocalize — This is touted as the first social network for singers, musicians, voice instructors, voice students and fans. It still seems to be a little new, though.

What’s Your Favorite Singing Community Online?

Do you use any of these singer social networks? Or do you have some other community with singers that you prefer? Tell us about it! Also, tell us what you think makes a singing community work. What do you look for?